The Runaway’s Tale (Jack’s Story): The Canterbury Tales of Metropolis

By Lynn S. M. <lois_and_clark_fan_at_verizon.net (Replace_at_with@)>

Rated PG for some author-censored verbiage

Submitted October 2015

Summary: How much did Jack know, and when did he know it? This story is a response to “The Canterbury Tales Challenge” on lcficmbs.com.

Story Size: 348 words (2Kb as text)

Disclaimers: The Lois & Clark universe and all characters therein belong to Warner Bros and DC Comics. I’m just borrowing them for a little not-for-profit fun.

This story is part of the “Canterbury Tales Series,” which includes “The Psychic's Tale,” “The Lookalike Agent's Tale,” “The Slumlord's Tale,” “The Nun's Tale,” “The Showgirl's Tale,” “The Florist's Tale,” “The Cabbie's Tale,” and “The Panhandler's Tale.”

Cover icon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com is licensed by CC by 3.0.

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Clark Kent? Yeah, I know him. He’s OK.

He coulda turned me in to The Man, but he didn’t. He believed me when I told him The System’s broke and Denny and I are better off on our own. Gave me the jacket he was wearing. Even got me a job where he works. Yeah, it’s a crummy job, but at least I don’t have to keep a lookout for the cops. Way I figger, I make enough for me and Denny to scrape by now. And maybe someday Boss-man will stop screaming at me for coffee and start screaming at me for photos, same as he did for Jimmy. I’m not haulin’ grounds all my life.

Anyway, back to Kent. Like I said, he’s OK. Really tries to do the right thing, but doesn’t have a stick up his a**; he’ll break the law if he thinks there’s a good reason to. Doesn’t get all preachy like most do-gooders. Really listens to you, ya know?

One thing I don’t get about him, though… Why he puts up with that Lane dame. Sure, she’s hot, but what a b***! If she’s Mad Dog Lane, he’s Puppy Dog Kent around her. He could do so much better.

How’d I meet him? I found some of his stuff in a dumpster. Some jerk had robbed him. Anyway, you see the stuff a man saves, you learn a lot about him. I probably know more about him than anyone, ‘cept maybe his folks. Course, I’m not talking. He helped me ‘n Denny, so I got his back, ya know?

Anyway, like I was saying, he’s a good man.

THE END

This story is part of the “Canterbury Tales Series,” which includes “The Psychic's Tale,” “The Lookalike Agent's Tale,” “The Slumlord's Tale,” “The Nun's Tale,” “The Showgirl's Tale,” “The Florist's Tale,” “The Cabbie's Tale,” and “The Panhandler's Tale.”

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The Runaway’s Tale (Jack’s Story): The Canterbury Tales of Metropolis